1st International Visual Informatics Conference (IVIC 2009) visual informatics synergies : bridging research and practice, 11 th-13 th November 2009, Equatorial Hotel, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia /c hosted by Institute of Visual Informatics and Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2009)